Horace Grant Goodell

Background

Goodell, Horace Grant was born on October 12, 1925 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Horace Holbrook and Frieda May (Smith) Goodell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist U., 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1957.

Career

Assistant professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1956-1960; associate professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1960-1968; professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1968-1970; professor environmental science, department chairman oceanography, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1970-1998; department chairman, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1971-1978; chairman marine affairs, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1980-1998; professor emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1998.

Achievements

• Horace Grant Goodell has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1949, 51-52. Fellow Geological Society American. Member American Geophysical Union, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists, American Institute Professional Geologists, Oceanography Society, Marine Affairs Policy Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Mona Lee Cluck, September 3, 1956. Children— Laurie, Katherine, Zachary.

Father:

Horace Holbrook Goodell

Mother:

Frieda May (Smith) Goodell

Spouse:

Mona Lee Cluck